Japan boss Hajime Moriyasu is set to add another Celtic star to his national team roster - and then put his sights on WINNING the World Cup.
The Land of the Rising Sun only took one Premiership champion with them to Qatar's showpiece tournament - Daizen Maeda - last year despite the likes of Kyogo Furuhashi and Reo Hatate being at his disposal.
The national side performed impressively, reaching the last 16 after a memorable win over Spain, but Croatia proved a bridge too far.
Now Moriyasu has locked on to the American, Canadian and Mexican-hosted tournament in just over three years' time. He has eyes on winning the full thing but first will come a friendlies next month versus Uruguay and Colombia, where 23 players will be called upon.
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